Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
13
12
8
9
6
6
6
6
8
8
10
62
62
59
60
66
40
75
123
182
178
151
131
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
17
18
16
16
17
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
11
13
12
14
15
14
14
16
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
23
13
12
8
8
6
3
1
3
2
2
11
11
11
26
26
23
23
21
123
182
178
151
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
12
8
11
8
22
5
2
10
10
22
10
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
17
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
Energy kJ
4
3
14
14
13
13
13
6
6
11
8
23
2
2
12
2
2
4
10
4
15
4
8
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
5
9
6
3
4
1
10
62
62
59
60
66
40
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
97
127
127
34
127
127
82
82
57
82
82
82
82
61
82
60
60
82
60
12
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
1
1
4
2
3
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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